Up to 2.7 seconds is the time span the human brain tends to process as a mere moment – the duration of the now? In my photographic process, the camera records 16 individual images during that time, 61 centimeters of light-sensitive material slide through the apparatus in a horizontal movement. This process is translated into the light installation. The resulting image sequences, following a seemingly random composition, light up for exactly 2.7 seconds—too short to grasp the respective image sequence. A moment, an abstract point without extension, has little to do with our perception. Photography may give the impression of being able to suspend time, but technical, measured time and subjectively experienced time fall out of sync.
The longer I wait, 2023, light installation, 5:38 min loop, 35mm film, LEDs, dimensions variable
The longer I wait, 2023, light installation, 35mm film, LEDs, dimensions variable
Up to 2.7 seconds is the time span the human brain tends to process as a mere moment – the duration of the now? In my photographic process, the camera records 16 individual images during that time, 61 centimeters of light-sensitive material slide through the apparatus in a horizontal movement. This process is translated into the light installation The longer I wait by lighting up the resulting image sequences for 2.7 seconds and showing them time and again, challenging the speed of the viewer's perception.